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Peeps may be interested to note that issue 215 of Modern Locomotives Illustrated is to cover DC Electric locos. That will be in a couple of months, just about the time the model producers are on the final stages, too late for any significant adjustments but good for us to help sort out which, where, when and odd detail variations when to models do eventually arrive and whet the appetite in the meantime.

Not as much as one might think, they are quite prominent on this livery - see Paul Barlett's photos - http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brcatfishzev/h19275e35#h19275e35 However not that significant to me as I shall be going for the dogfish anyway.

Livery samples images now up on Tower models Website (other suppliers are available).

First livery sample images of O gauge catfish and dogfish up on Tower Models web site, others to follow in due course. (other suppliers are available)

The Oxford Diecast Ivo Peters Bently is dark blue, which certainly would look black in B&W photos but one assumes the blue is correct.

Oxford diecast are attending the Swansea festival of transport this coming weekend. Usually they produce a secial model for the same. Possibly this will be the focus for any further announcements/updates. Their call obviously, and June has a little further to run but I am not aware of any further significant events they are attending.

Will we get to track the container/ship again? That was quite fun last time.

Inevitably compromises will have to be made, but do not forget double black and double red. Then there is always the humorous http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1679716 and I think HA has also been seen at open days.

Or perhaps auto-corrupt

Well of course the 'Last day and the Bank Holiday week end did follow a Thursday!!!! Is that the perspective needed? Web site has now been amended I see, So it was just the holiday week end (and following Jason's advice to close the gate softly) Just the final wait then.

** That gives a whole new meaning to HSE, high speed electric! Quite the reverse of today's Health and Safety Exective too.

Even the shunter is clean.

parts diagram available here http://djmodels.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Beattie-Well-Tank-instructions_Back_09-2014-r2.pdf PM sent

Under the foam, with the tool fret ?

Revised details of the first of these wagons have gone up on the Dapol website extract - Description Production Comment Release Open Merchandise wagon to Diagram 1/044 fitted with Morton 4-shoe brakes In Final CAD/CAM Q4 2015 Standard 12 Ton box van Planked sides to Diagram 1/208 fitted with Morton 4-shoe brakes In Final CAD/CAM Q4 2015 Standard 12 Ton box van Plywood sides to Diagram 1/213 fitted with Morton 4-shoe brakes In Final CAD/CAM Q4 2015 Ventilated Meat van to Diagram 1/250 fitted with Morton 4-shoe brakes In Final CAD/CAM Q4 2015 Insulated 12 Ton van to Diagram 1/251 fitted with Morton 4-shoe brakes In Final CAD/CAM Q4 2015

Sounds - you may already have it covered - scraping shovel and frying breakfast. Also (and i'm not sure how practical this is) - the welsh sing!!!

Well spotted, there's hope yet.

Pilot vessel is closing with Leverkusen Express.

class B tanks carried fuel oil and diesel and even pitch. the important point is the flash point of the liquid there were different regulations for the handling and loading. For a long time class A were not allowed bottom discharge due the the danger of leakage, More modern valves have now obviated this. Class A were (after a very early free for all) required to be silver grey or stone colour to reduce evaporation and aid identification likewise the red stripe (but this was dispensed with in wartime) Class B liquids are more dense, so usually the tanks are slightly smaller (part filled tanks are bad news) however since the thicker liquids (fuel oil, pitch) often required to be warm to achieve reasonable loading/unloading times the tanks were often insulated so looked the same size. the really thick tar & pitch had to have stem heating coils fitted as well. The converted air ministry tanks (Lionheart) may have just have had the max load upgraded. The air ministry tanks did not have vac brakes and there were rules about how the trains could be formed , usually one or more vans next to loco. The later tank as modelled by Heljan were higher capacity 20-22 tonnes and vac braked, These were themselves made obsolescent by later 35 40 45 ton air braked stock. Thus three distinct generations un braked, vac braked and air braked, that would not be mixed (in service). They also needed to match the loading unloading facilities.

Announcement alluded to above suggests it is HO9 not OO9

As you say, not Dapol prices... but errm - did not the original have the centre driver flangeless? The pic in the above link does seem to show all wheels the same.

Statement from Oxford diecast in blurb about future events New for 2015 - Being Launched at the Spring Fair will be a new range of Model Railway items. - Springfair is 1-5 Feb

I seriously doubt that Oxford rail have finished yet. However I suspect they want to get a stake in the ground with the po wagons, which can be done in many liveries - it is after all the route taken by many other manufacturers - eg Lionheart, Dapol - and the red and blue teams have not been exactly backward in coming forward with PO's have they. Those that want some company wagons may get a turn in due course, who knows.

dETAILS ARE UP aDAMS retail at £99.95 and the first liveries will be: OR76AR001 BR Late 30583 OR76AR002 BR Early 30584 OR76AR003 Southern 488 rch 7 plank

A new verse has been added Seven planks on my wagon I�ve got to get big and strong � Them Cherokees won�t stop me I'm all in flames At the reins But I'm singing a happy song!